When comparing Razer Cortex: Gamecaster vs ShadowPlay, the Slant community recommends ShadowPlay for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for recording gameplay videos?” ShadowPlay is ranked 2nd while Razer Cortex: Gamecaster is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose ShadowPlay is:
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Recording and streaming features
Stream to YouTube, Twitch, Azubu and Hitbox.
Record game footage and take screenshots without any watermarks and at any resolution (free version)
Pro Additional Razer Cortex features
Game launcher with boosting features to improve frames per second and a digital price comparison engine (Deals)
Pro Free to use
No streaming watermark up to 720p (maximum streaming resolution 1080p with watermark), 30 frames per second
Pro Easy to use
No complicated setups, clean UI, custom hotkeys for all the core features
Pro GPU accelerated encoding
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Pro Allow recording video after the fact
ShadowPlay can set up a recording buffer and only save to a local file if needed.
Cons
Con Doesn't run properly
It crashes multiple times. Removed from the Cortex bundle officially. You have to download the previous version, but still doesn't work properly.
Con Nvidia cards only
Only works with Nvidia cards, so those with AMD cards will not be able to use this app.